Holly Near

Overview

Holly Near born Ukiah, CA June 6, 1949. Antiwar singer opposed Vietnam War, intervention in Central America, nuclear weapons, School of the Americas, domestic violence, death penalty; sang against Iraq War 2006 outside White House.

Quotations

"My criticism of US policy is not a criticism of our young people in the military or their families. The best way to care for our children is to never send them off to fight. I do not want them to die for me. War is never good for children on any side of the battle."

Students in Ohio at Kent and Jackson State,
Shot down by a nameless fire one early day in May. . . 
If you can die for freedom, so can I
("It Could Have Been Me" 1974)